Watch the Porsche 918 Spyder Battle the Legendary "Ferrari Enzo"

German engineering vs. Italian passion; Electric motors vs. old-school V12s; The future vs. the past; Silver vs. red. This battle between the Porsche 918 Spyder and the Ferrari Enzo represents the war over the very soul of the sports car and questions whether progress is a good thing.

Well, uh, not really. As you could probably tell by the above picture, this a battle between a Porsche 918, and a kit car that looks like a Ferrari Enzo from, say, 50 feet. This "comparison test" is the work of master satirists Car Bros, and it's the funniest thing you'll watch all day.

Ostensibly, this is a spoof of Top Gear/The Grand Tour, but no automotive video show is safe from Car Bros' wit. It plays heavily on the (baseless) national stereotypes that the Jeremy Clarksons of the world use to define German and Italian sports cars. In this world, the 918 is a passionless plug-in hybrid, where the "Enzo" is a True Thoroughbred Italian.

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